‘While active street life generates neighbourliness, which is a critical form of social “wealth,” it is also quite literally good for business. Walkable, active streets generate their own public order, and their foot traffic fuels local shops. Walking is as much a factor in urban economics as it is in a city’s safety and quality […]

Events and festivals play an important role in supporting economic growth, changing perceptions, and fostering social and cultural regeneration (Richards, 2017). They are often used as key components of placemaking programs to create opportunities for connecting places with people (Son et al., 2021). While the traditional focus of urban planning was on designing buildings and